CVE-2023-42832

HIGHNVD 7.07.0—

7.0

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

CVSS v3: 7.0
EG Score: 7.0(medium)
EPSS: 20.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 10, 2024

Last Modified

June 20, 2025

References (6)

product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-06-05 06:09 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-05 06:09 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-05 06:09 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-04 13:11 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-04 13:11 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-01 13:51 UTCepss_batch
2026-06-01 13:51 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 22:30 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-31 22:29 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-29 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-29 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:44 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-28 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:18 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:18 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:18 UTCepss_batch

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-42832?

CVE-2023-42832 is a high vulnerability published on January 10, 2024. A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

When was CVE-2023-42832 disclosed?

CVE-2023-42832 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 10, 2024, with the most recent update on June 20, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-42832 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-42832 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 20.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-42832?

CVE-2023-42832 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-42832?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-42832, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

Dependency Blast Radius

See which npm, PyPI, Go, and Maven packages are affected by CVE-2023-42832

Explore →

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2023-42832?

EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs

CVE-2023-42832

📅 Published

🔄 Last Modified

🔗 References (6)

Weakness Classification(1)

Data Freshness Timeline

❓ Frequently asked(5)

Dependency Blast Radius

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2023-42832?

🔗 Related CVEs(same CWE)

Same CWE

Published

Last Modified

References (6)

Frequently asked(5)

Related CVEs(same CWE)